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Larry_Sanger (talk) Vetoing link to Everything2. Since Wikipedia is ABSOLUTELY NOT like Everything 2, by this very rule, it's not relevant to link to it. :-) |
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Another one of the [[rules to consider]]: |
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Now wait a sec -- I'd like to put in a word for the opposing view. I say, link liberally (not insanely, but liberally). |
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When creating a [[World Wide Web|web]] page, a Wikipedia page, an Everything 2 writeup, or any other hyperlinked document, ''do not'' just link every single word; this becomes annoying rather quickly. Don't just randomly sprinkle brackets around words either. Make sure a link implies some clear association between the page you create and the page you link to. If you mention something more than once, don't link a word or phrase every time it appears; this gets boring. |
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Who the heck am I to say whether a particular word or phrase in the text is "relevant"? -- I say, leave it up to the reader. If they are interested in clicking, they can click. If not, the linked page isn't going to jump onto their screen by itself. |
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I admit that some of this advice has more relevance on a system where a link in one direction always causes a link in the other, and that Wikipedia is not such a system, but when most encyclopedias cross-reference, they cross-reference to related articles. And perhaps some of this is just a "liberal vs. conservative" difference. |
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-- [[Damian Yerrick]] |
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Revision as of 02:28, 29 September 2001
Another one of the rules to consider:
When creating a web page, a Wikipedia page, an Everything 2 writeup, or any other hyperlinked document, do not just link every single word; this becomes annoying rather quickly. Don't just randomly sprinkle brackets around words either. Make sure a link implies some clear association between the page you create and the page you link to. If you mention something more than once, don't link a word or phrase every time it appears; this gets boring.
Discussion in Make links relevant talk